Improvement in cultivators



J. HUF?. GULTIVATOB.

No. 86,160. Patented Jail. 26. 1869.

Yue unms mess cc warming. wnsn JACOB HUFF, YOUNG AM'ERCA, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 86,160, lated ,farmac-y 26, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN CULTIVATORS.

To all whom lit l:na/y concern Be it known that I, J 00B HUFF, of Young America,

in the county of Warren, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Culti-` vators; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,` and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a polthe proper line of draught may be preserved from the horses llames to the front end of the plow-beams.

It also consists in a novel way of attaching the plows tothe main frame, so as to allow free lateral and vertical movement of said plows.

To enablepthexs to understand the construction and operation of my invention, I will proceed to describe it with reference to the drawings.

Letter A represents a curved or bowed axle, strengthened by the piece B, on its highest point.

Letter E represents the draught-pole, attached to the axle A, in the centre, and braced by the rods C.

D' represents dat bars, of Wrought-iron, attached to the axle A, at their upper end, and curved outward, and passing through the axle A at Vthe lower end, and

'provided with nut i.

S represents a plate, carrying the wheel-spindles F, and having slots, V V, through which the bolt T and bar D" pass, for securing it to the main frame, and allowing vertical adjustment of the frame, and consequently of the plow-beams.l

L is a part of the joint or coupling, for attaching the plowsto the main frame, and contains a slot through its centre, which slides on the bar D", allowing lateral adjustment of the plows, and being held at any desired point by the thumb-screw P. Y

m represents a bearing-plate, pivot-,ed or `jointed to plate L, by the bolt t, on which vertical movement of the plows is obtained.

J represents the beam-plates, attached to the end of the beams, and extending ont far enough to receive the bearing-plates'm, which are pivoted to them by a vertical bolt, n, allowing lateral movement of the plows.

W represents hooks, which are pivoted to the front end of plates L, and connect forward with the draughtbow X.

X represents a dlanght-bow, connected tothe under side of the4 tongue E, arched and lextending downward, with the ends horizontal, and to which are pivoted the bars Z, which connect at the upper end, by means of hooks g, with the double-tree. v j

The sin gie-trees are attached to hooks, awitl1 series of holes, e e, whereby the draught isy kept in a line from' the horses shoulders to the plowbeams'; at the same time, so connected with the double-tree that unevenness of motion in the draught-'animals Will'not be transmitted to the plows.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letf ters Patent, is-

The combination of the axle A with support B, the slide S, braces C, and tongue E, substantiallyas described, and for the -purpose set forth.

Witnesses: JACOB HUFF.

JAMEs H.MART`1N, J om; M. Mmmm. 

